Southeast QRC
- Location: MTH 149 (closed during remote operations)
- Hours: Monday – Thursday, 10am-4pm
- Southeast QRC Coordinator: Nico Judd (they/them)
- Program Specialist: Terrie Quinteros (she/her)
- Email: pccseqrc@pcc.edu
- Zoom: Virtual Help in MyPCC (find the QRC under Student Life)
- Social media: Find us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter
We’ve gone digital!
SE QRC Discord channel
Discord is an online chat room that specializes in text, image, video and audio communication between users in a chat channel.
We’ve created a SE QRC Discord channel where LGBTQ+ students can virtually “hang out” with each other and QRC staff to stay in contact with community during school closures. Come and chat with us. We’ll be hosting events and clubs (QTPOC Club and Queer Movie Club), watching shows, and playing games on Discord this term.
Interested in joining the QRC Discord channel?
The QRC Discord channel is on hiatus for the time being. In the meantime, check out what else we’re offering!
QTPOC (Queer and Trans People of Color) Club
This club focuses on creating a safer space for queer and trans People of Color to socialize or make connections with other QTPOC folks, and to have a space to talk about issues that they experience as people who have multiple and intersecting identities. We hope to achieve a place where everyone can enjoy themselves, make friends, and have access to resources if they need or desire them.
Club meetings will be held Wednesdays every week from 1:30-3:30pm via Google Hangouts.
Interested in becoming a part of QTPOC?
Contact Student Coordinator Miguel Soriano Sanchez at miguel.soriano1@pcc.edu (he/him) or join through Panther Hub. Once approved, you will receive a link to the virtual chatroom.
Queer Movie Club (QMC)
The Queer Movie Club provides a space to watch and discuss queer-themed movies as a community. People from all sexual orientation backgrounds are welcomed!
Club meetings will be held every Thursday from 2-5:30pm on Zoom.
- 1st and 3rd Thursdays: Film Night hosted by Xinyi (they/them, she/her)
- 2nd and 4th Thursdays: Light-hearted queer TV shows hosted by Otto (they/them, he/him)
Interested in becoming a part of Queer Movie Club?
Contact Student Coordinator Xinyi Xu at xinyi.xu@pcc.edu (they/them, she/her) or join through Panther Hub. Once approved, you will receive a link to the virtual chatroom.
Facebook Arts n’ Crafts group
The Southeast QRC presents a fun arts and crafts group where you can share your art, participate in various prompts, and connect with other LGBTQ+ students through artistic endeavors. Come check us out!
Interested in joining the Facebook Arts n’ Crafts group?
Visit the Arts n’ Crafts group on Facebook and request to join. You’ll need to answer a few questions to ensure student status, but once approved, you’ll be all set to share and contribute!
Queer Care for the Quarantine: Bi-weekly Support Group
The COVID-19 crisis has been hardest for communities that were already facing inequities, disparities, and other forms of structural injustice. Fortunately, queer folk have been relying on models of community support and mutual aid for years, and can draw on one another for support and resilience right now.
Queer Care for the Quarantine is a free, drop-in, peer-based support group for PCC students across the gender and sexuality spectrum. Come chat and de-stress with QRC Coordinator Nico and connect with other queer- and trans-identifying students for support.
This group is not meant to function as, or in place of, mental health therapy.
Interested in joining Queer Care for the Quarantine?
Contact Nico Judd, Southeast QRC Coordinator, for more information.
One-on-one crisis support
For queer and trans-identifying students who are in need of support navigating emotional, social, academic, and challenges, the QRC is here for you.
Contact us to schedule a 30-minute video or phone appointment today:
- Nico Judd (they/them)
- Terrie Quinteros (she/her)
LGBTQ+ quarantine resource list
There are many different resource lists floating around right now, but the awesome SE QRC staff has compiled a list of resources specifically for the LGBTQ+ community here in the Portland Metro area. Feel free to send any new resources suggestions to xinyi.xu@pcc.edu.
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The QRC is dedicated to:
- Advising, advocacy, mentorship, and support for LGBTQ-identified students
- Development of student knowledge and leadership skills
- Promotion of awareness and visibility for the LGBTQ community on campus
- Providing networking and social opportunities for the LGBTQ and allied campus community
- Training students, staff, and faculty about gender and sexual equity, in order to foster a welcoming and inclusive campus environment
- Advocating for change in policies, practices, and procedures across the campus to be more equitable to LGBTQ individuals
What will you find in the QRC?
A safe space to hang out and be yourself, free computer use, free coffee, tea and snacks, queer books and magazines to read, monthly movie nights, queer-related events, supportive peer advocates and staff (who can talk with you about anything from coming out to how to be a better ally to your queer friends), family and community, safer sex supplies, leadership opportunities, referrals to all campus resources (such as career advising, counseling, and more.)